Along the Bobr River // part 2

wish🦴

My mom’s 20 year old fortune

I want this August barron bag :(

Orthoclase feldspar with hematite inclusions

kisva

a masjid alongside highway 5 just north of phnom penh. cham/malay people live in villages along this stretch of road, 2001, from 'traditional textiles of cambodia: cultural threads and material heritage' by gillian green

kakishibu (persimmon) dyed cotton fabric with paste resist pattern of chinese character '囍' (marriage) for patchwork mending. kakishibu is created by fermenting unripe persimmons and repeatedly dipping the cloth in the juice. it contains strong tannins, darkens upon contact with sunlight, and makes fabric water-resistant / source

handwoven eagle rug from the caucasus c. 1870 / source

Beautiful plain weave under magnification